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IVILLIAM G. LANDERS, OF BOSTVICK, GEORGIA.

PLOW-CLEVIS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters .Patent No. 643,510, datedFebruary 13, 1900. vAppiimioniueaJuly14J 1899. sentira. 723.791-(Nomadel To all whom t may concer/1.:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. LANDEEs, of Bostwick, in the county ofMorgan and State of Georgia, have invented anew and useful Improvementin Plow-Glevises, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in clevises for plows and thelike and theinvention consists in certain novel constructions and combinations ofparts, as will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of my clevis as in use.Fig. 2 is a detail view of the body of the clevis. Fig. 3 is a detailView of the slotted keeper-plate. Fig. 4 is a cross-section on aboutline 4 4 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 is a detail View of the hook-bolt.

The body A of the clevis has the top and bottom bars A A secured to thebeam B by the bolts C and C' and the front or end bar D, which isprovided with the vertical slot E, opening from front to4 rear. isinserted through the slot E and secured by the bolt G. The bolt G isheaded at one end G and engaged at such endwith one side of the end barD of the body A. The other end of the bolt G extends through a verticalslot. Hin the keeper-plate H. This plate His iitted alongside the endbar D and is provided with the slot H', which is arranged in rear ofsaid bar D, as will be understood from Figs. l and 4. This slot receivesthe bolt G and permits its adjustment vertically to any desired degree.

In securing the keeper-plate to the clevis it is held from verticaldisplacement by providing at its opposite ends the lugs H2 H2,

which lap above and below the body A of the' clevis, as shown, and,together with the bolt G, hold the keeper-plate firmly in place. Theparts can be readily operated to permit the adjustment of the singletreeup or down to regulate the depth of the plowing and can be quicklysecured in any desired adj ustment.

By means of the slot E the whiftletree-iron can be connected directlywith the bolt G, thus dispensing with an extra lap-ring orconnecting-bolt and shortening the distance between the plow-beam andsingletree, thus causing the plon7 to run steadier.

The thill-iron F' In connecting the headed end of the bolt G 5o with theclevis the latter may have at its side opposite the plate H an integralplate I, slotted at I for the passage ofthe bolt, or the said bolt maybe hooked at G2 to engage the clevis, as shown in Fig. 5.

.The improvement may also be embodied in a wagon-clevis to hold thesingletree to the doubletree, thus doing away with the lapring andholding the singletree steady, so it will not strike the horses hindlegs in going downhill, also getting the horse nearer the load, makingthe draft easier.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An improved clevis having an end bar provided with a Vertical slotleading from front to rear and having a vertically-slotted keeper-platefitted to one side of the end bar, the slot in such side plate openinglaterally, and the cross-bolt extending through such lateral slot andconnected with the opposite side of the clevis and adapted to secure alink passed through the slot in the end bar of the clevis substantiallyas set forth.

2. A clevis having its end bar provided with a vertical slot adapted forthe insertion of the thill-iron and having a vertical keeper-slot at oneside in rear of said end bar, and the crossbolt passed through thekeeper-slot and connected with the opposite side of the clevis andadapted to secure the link passed through the slot in the end bar of theclevis substantially as set forth.

3. A clevis comprising the body portion havn hl WILLIAM G. XSLANDERS.

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Witnesses:

E. B. CANoNs, J. H. CRAWFORD.

